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SEATTLE (AP) — Chris Carter drove in the go-ahead run with Houston's third solo homer, rookie Lance McCullers pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Astros enhanced their position in a crowded AL playoff race with their 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Enberg says 2016 will be his final season as the primary play-by-play television voice of the San Diego Padres. The 80-year-old Enberg made the announcement just before the Padres played the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night...

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have fired general manager Jack Zduriencik after seven disappointing seasons during which the club failed to end its playoff drought. Team President Kevin Mather announced the decision to fire Zduriencik on Friday...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Hometown All-Star Todd Frazier has won the Home Run Derby at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park, outslugging Dodgers rookie Joc Pederson 15-14 in the final round Monday night in the first year of a bracket format. The Reds' Frazier defeated Texas' Prince Fielder 14-13 in the first round and dispatched Toronto's Josh Donaldson 10-9 in the second round...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jimmy Paredes homered and had a career-high four RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles overcame a home run by former teammate Nelson Cruz in a 9-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Paredes singled in two runs in the fourth inning and added a two-run drive off Danny Farquhar (0-2) in the sixth...

Lance McCullers may not have made a statement with his pitching, but he sure did with his choice of kicks.

SEATTLE (AP) — James Paxton stretched his scoreless streak to a career-best 20 innings, and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-0 Sunday. Paxton (2-2) allowed five hits in eight innings, struck out two and walked two, and Carson Smith pitched a perfect ninth...

CHICAGO (AP) — Wrigley Field is ready for the bleacher bums. The Chicago Cubs say expanded bleachers in left and center field will open today when the New York Mets visit. The right-field bleachers are to open next month. The bleachers will feature new group spaces, improved concessions and more room for fans to socialize and watch the game...

SEATTLE (AP) — Felix Hernandez became the fourth-youngest player to reach 2,000 career strikeouts while giving up two runs over seven innings to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 4-3 win against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Hernandez, at 29 years, 32 days old, is behind only Bert Blyleven, Sam McDowell and Walter Johnson, who were all 28 when they reached 2,000 strikeouts...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Johnny Giavotella hit an RBI double in the ninth inning and Mike Trout homered, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over Seattle on Wednesday night and their second walk-off win in a row over the Mariners...